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Birth Control Pill Gives Long-Lasting Protection Against Ovarian Cancer, Study Shows
January 26, 2008 — The contraceptive pill gives women substantial and long-lasting protection against ovarian cancer, according to a new report. The researchers found that the protection against ovarian cancer lasted ... > full story -
Review Compares Latest Birth Control Options
January 24, 2008 — With many women still searching for the perfect birth control method, a systematic review analyzes a host of studies comparing the contraceptive skin patch or vaginal ring to the pill. Although ... > full story -
Miscarriage And Abortion Triple Chances Of Future Low Birthweight Babies
December 20, 2007 — Women who have miscarried or had an abortion run three times the normal risk of having a subsequent low birthweight baby, suggests new research. The more miscarriages or abortions a woman has, the ... > full story -
Sex Education Linked To Delayed Teen Intercourse, New Study Says
December 20, 2007 — Sex education greatly boosts the likelihood that teens will delay having intercourse, according to a new study that is the first of its kind in years. Male teens who received sex education in school ... > full story -
Two Thirds Of Women Interested In Stopping Their Periods But Unsure About Safety
October 3, 2007 — More than the two thirds of the women in a national survey say that they are interested in suppressing their menstrual periods but many of them aren't sure if it's safe. Yet when physicians are ... > full story -
Of Mice And Men: New Male Contraceptives Successful In Rodents And Humans
September 28, 2007 — Pills, sponges, IUDs, diaphragms -- women have many options for planning their fertility, none of them quite perfect. But what if men want to help out? They have only two options -- vasectomy, which ... > full story -
Contraception: Progress Brings Hope For New Methods For Men
September 28, 2007 — For decades, pundits have predicted new contraceptives for men within the next 5 to 10 years. Are we really getting any closer? Judging from work presented at the second 'Future of Male ... > full story -
Teen Girls Report Abusive Boyfriends Try To Get Them Pregnant
September 20, 2007 — Seven years ago, Elizabeth Miller was a volunteer physician in a community-based clinic in Boston, Mass., which offered confidential services to teens. She is still haunted by the memory of a 15-year ... > full story -
Women Prescribed Drugs Linked To Birth Defects Not Often Advised To Use Birth Control
September 17, 2007 — Although prescription medications that may increase the risk of birth defects are commonly used by women in their childbearing years, only about half receive contraceptive counseling from their ... > full story -
Condoms Are Not 'One Size Fits All'
September 14, 2007 — Health professionals are regularly confronted by men's complaints that condoms do not fit, or that they are uncomfortable. Correct condom use is critical for preventing unwanted pregnancies and the ... > full story
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